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northbound

[ nawrth-bound ]

adjective

  1. going toward the north:

    northbound traffic.



northbound

/ ˈɔːθˌʊԻ /

adjective

  1. going or leading towards the north
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of northbound1

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; north + -bound 2
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Illegal border crossings have dropped to their lowest point this century, thanks to a Mexican campaign to interdict northbound migrants and Trump’s actions to end asylum at the U.S. border.

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Pictures from the scene show four marked police vehicles badly damaged - one with its roof ripped off - and a car on its side, with debris scattered across the northbound carriageway near Denton Burn.

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Several witness statements read out in court said Mr Woods, an ex-RAF pilot, had been driving erratically along the M6 northbound.

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The Lamborghini was traveling northbound on Highland Avenue when it struck an SUV near 1st Street.

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He was later spotted travelling erratically and drifting across lanes on the northbound M6.

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